I cleaned the whole gaggia classic (boiler inside,the piece below the boiler etc) problem: water and steam through steampipe ok, theres comes no water to the coffee filter, only a drop. i cleaned it all inside and outside. Can this be an electric problem; switch etc???

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Traditional Home Espresso Machines Have the Following Parts:1. A brass or aluminum boiler (16 to 40 oz. capacity). 2. A boiler outlet valve to help increase the pressure of water, before it is pumped through coffee grounds.3. An oscillating pump with or without external thermostat.4. A steam valve with a knob to open & close steam/hot water outlet.5. Thermostat to limit temperature of water or steam. Limit for espresso water temperature: 90°C to 98°CLimit for steam temperature: between 127°C to 152°C. 6. A thermofuse to shut power supply when temperature in the boiler exceeds the higher limit (usually 185°C).7. Solenoid valve (selected Gaggia models only). 8. A filter cup holder handle to place ground coffee for extraction of espresso.The pump models generally are easy to open. In most brands, the top cover is fixed with two to four screws. In the Barista/Rio Vapore models, the top cover curves around to the back and the top has two screws. The front end has about 1/3" 90 degree fold. This folded lip is wedged between two plates. It may be necessary to use a long screw driver or other rod, pushed under the top cover, alternatively on either side of the machine to nudge the cover free and lift up. Note the slide along the left side in the picture below. Once the top cover is taken off, the entire internal set up can be viewed. The pictures below show two popular models:1. Gaggia Model Espresso (without solenoid valve)2. Saeco Espresso Classico (rapid steam model)

try to clean the group shower which it can be ansrew by one cetrer screw and if you can you can open the machine and remove to clean also the coffee group solenoid valve. Bothe the valve and shower can be full of dry coffee that can blocked the way of water coming to the grounded coffee.If you manage to clean everything above and the machine work ok so from now on in order to avoid the problem again try to flush water from the group many times without any coffee. With this is like you wash the group shower and valve from any remai coffee.Good luck

That's ok .The water from the steam nozzle is straight from a boiler.Where as the brew head is fed from another boiler via the brew unit,so you will still have some coffee in the system.If you wanted to you can rinse the brew head by making preground coffee without coffee this will flush it clean.

Hi there, it sounds like your boiler may be full of scale. There is a copper tube which runs from the group up inside the boiler which can get clogged up quite easily. When you take the group apart you will see that when you remove the shower plate and unscrew the bolt in the middle the safety valve and spring will pop out and then if you get a pipe cleaner or something similar and ram it up through the copper pipe. If this does not work then you may have to dimantle the boiler and give it a good clean out. Also although you say the pump is primed it could still be broken. All these problems usually come from scale though. If you get some descaler and try to feed into the boiler by pumping or running water out the steam wand this may free it up. Any further assistance please get in touch with David at coffeeservice@live.com
I am a domestic coffee machine engineer and have machines of all makes sent to me from all over the UK daily. I specialise in La Pavoni, Gaggia, Elektra, Francis Francis etc. You can get in touch with confidence.
All the best
David
The Domestic Coffee Service.